Axl Rose: I don’t want to be in the Hall of Fame

Axl Rose announced Wednesday that he won’t be showing up to see the band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and declined the honor for himself.

From Nekesa Mumbi Moody of the Associated Press:

In a letter to the hall, band fans and “To Whom It May Concern,” Rose listed several reasons for not attending Saturday’s ceremony in Cleveland, including a feeling that the hall does not respect him.

In declining his own induction, he added: “I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf.”

The hall said in a statement that it still plans to induct Rose with the rest of the group. “We are sorry he will not be able to accept his induction in person,” it said.

According to the rock hall only the Sex Pistols have declined induction before.

Too bad, because these are some Hall of Fame flag shorts in this live performance of “You Could Be Mine” from Rio de Janeiro.